The Scottish manager opinionated that the English striker struggled in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 due to a lack of game time before the tournament.
Although the Three Lions managed to win over some of their critics with a positive display this summer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 for one will be pondering to as what could have been.
One of the most gifted players ever to ply his trade on the fabled Old Trafford turf, the striker has failed to perform for his country on more than one occasion.
Before every major competition, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 fans are happy with their chances but as time goes on their expectations rise but the team struggles.
Rooney, the talisman of the squad, failed to live up to his billing, netting a solitary goal in the final group game but unable to make an impact against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the quarter-final.
While many claim that the player is over hyped about, Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson for one believes in the very opposite and reiterated that a lack of match practice before the tournament kicked off was the main reasons as to why he couldn’t display his best for his
nation.
"I always thought it was a difficult ask. We know him better than anybody and he needs a lot of football. Wayne's a stocky lad. If he misses couple of games, it takes him three or four to come back and he didn't play from his last game (for United) on May
13 until the third game of the Euros more than a month later."
He also added that the front-man looked well of the mark and that was virtually impossible for someone to have two outstanding games in less than four days.
"He didn't look as sharp as normal. It is very hard to play two big games in four days,” Fergie added.
With the his England commitments all but over for the summer, Rooney can finally turn his attention to domestic matters with Manchester United and can hope to win back the Premier League from their cross-town rivals, who ousted the Reds on the virtually
the last second of the season.
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